Sure Enough, It Still Didn't Work

"So."

Yan Fushou rubbed his throbbing temples with a hint of helplessness, looking at his secretary. "What is she trying to do?"

The secretary was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I want to see the director and Lu Xiu."

"Did they really come with a knife?"

"Hmm... but I put it away before I came in. It's in the lobby lounge now, saying it wants to see the director and Lu Xiu, or you if necessary."

"Isn't this just plain trouble?"

Yan Fushou felt even more helpless upon hearing this.

That's what they say.

He had a vague idea of Jiang Qiu's feelings.

He had already read the posts on the forum.

Although he wasn't in charge of internal security matters, he was still familiar with the talents and skills of the leaders of several major guilds.

Although Jiang Qiu is the guild leader of the Longsword Guild, and although the guild's name contains the word "sword".

However, her innate skills have nothing to do with swords, and her fighting style has nothing to do with swords either.

His forte is actually hand-to-hand combat.

While not the strongest among top players, their innate skills definitely place them among the best.

So theoretically speaking, even if Lu Xiu's unarmed combat move wasn't her absolute specialty, it shouldn't have been enough to break her defenses.

But it's quite obvious.

She broke through his defenses—you can tell from the fact that she was carrying a knife; that's the only possibility.

If she hadn't been on guard, she probably wouldn't have acted so rashly.

Fortunately, the knife was put away before entering the Coordination Bureau; otherwise, dealing with a guild leader who was biased towards the Coordination Bureau would have been a problem.

However, this is not good news either.

For such a normally dignified guild leader to instinctively draw his knife and run over, one can only imagine the psychological trauma he must have suffered.

And what exactly does she want to do?

Are you not convinced?

Is it because Lu Xiu's movements in the promotional video were so fluid, and you can't do it yourself, so you want to ask Lu Xiu for advice? Or do you have some other purpose?

It's unlikely that he simply wanted to stab Lu Xiu in the back offline to vent his anger and take revenge.

Anyway, Yan Fushou thought it was unlikely.

Last time, Jiang Qiu in Sekiro also broke down in his guard, threatening to storm into the Coordination Bureau, but he eventually restrained himself.

Even if the defenses were breached, I wouldn't be so reckless.

Jiang Qiu isn't stupid.

"Never mind, bring her up here."

Yan Fushou hesitated for a moment, then said, "Hu Duo from the Internal Security Response Division is not currently in the bureau. I'll go see her."

The secretary nodded and immediately turned to leave.

The secretary had just left.

The office door was pushed open again, and Jian Li, with her silver hair, walked in.

The young woman was slender and still beautiful. She wore a simple white short-sleeved shirt and a black pleated skirt that was neither too long nor too short. Her fair and slender legs were as delicate as fine jade, gleaming with a lustrous sheen in the light.

Yan Fushou looked up, saw it was Jian Li, immediately put down his hand that was rubbing his temples, leaned forward slightly, and asked somewhat eagerly, "How was it? What's the reward?"

Jian Li shook her head very slightly.

Yan Fushou somewhat shocked. "You can't clear the game either?"

"Um.

"Jian Li nodded slightly: "You won't be able to pass it at least once."

"That----"

"I came here to ask for leave. I'll clear customs later. Lu Xiu will contact me."

Jian Li interrupted directly, "Also, the Strategy Group doesn't need to waste their time on this dungeon."

"Why?"

Yan Fushou was truly shocked this time.

She didn't even bother to ask Lu Xiu what she wanted to see her about.

Although Jian Li occasionally refuses to enter dungeons, this is the first time she has so bluntly stated that conquering a particular dungeon is a waste of time.

"Because this dungeon is not suitable for everyone; it's a truly high-difficulty dungeon with absolutely no possibility of cheating."

Jian Li tilted her head slightly, a few strands of silver hair sliding down her fair cheek to her shoulder. After thinking for a moment, she continued, "Sekiro is difficult, but at least you have the Shinobi Prosthetic, and the enemies have various obvious weaknesses that can be exploited. But this dungeon can only be completed with extremely demanding individual skills, and it depends a lot on talent."

While the combat skills of ordinary soldiers are decent, most simply cannot cross that threshold; even if they risk their lives, they will never even get close to success.

Yan Fushou: "----"

He was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

From the moment Lu Xiu appeared on the scene until now, no matter how high the rating of the dungeons she created or how bizarre the mechanics were, she always provided ordinary people with a way to figure out how to clear them. Now, suddenly saying that it's completely impossible to promote them is indeed quite a shock.

As Yan Fushou fell into deep silence, digesting Jian Li's evaluation...

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Yan Fushou snapped out of his daze and said, "Please come in."

"I think so too. This dungeon is definitely not one that most people can clear."

Jiang Qiu appeared at the door, dressed in a smart black tracksuit with her hair tied in a high ponytail. She was still dignified and beautiful, yet exuded a dashing and heroic air.

The bloodshot eyes slightly marred her appearance.

Her gaze lingered for a moment on the aloof and snow-white Jian Li, then turned to Yan Fushou and said, "Even for many top players, it's difficult to clear this level— Director Yan."

"President Jiang—so you've come here to question Lu Xiu about why the dungeon is so difficult to create?"

Yan Fushou looked at Jiang Qiu, who was full of resentment, and asked, "Just because of this? You stormed into the Coordination Bureau?"

"Feel sorry."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiu bowed slightly and said, "It was my fault for losing control of my emotions and losing my composure."

Next.

She straightened up and took a deep breath. "But I want to see Lu Xiu no matter what—in exchange, I can go to the front lines myself for three months, anywhere is fine."

Upon hearing this...

Jian Li turned to look at her.

"So what do you want to do when you see her?"

Yan Fushou raised an eyebrow slightly. "Want revenge?"

"No."

Jiang Qiu gently shook her head. "I just want to ask her myself how she cleared the level. Just think of it as me being unconvinced—don't worry, I won't do anything unnecessary."

Upon hearing this, Yan Fushou fell silent once again.

And at this time...

There was a third knock on the office door.

Next.

"This is absolutely insane! How could such a horrific thing exist?! How could such a torturous contraption exist?!"

Accompanied by a hoarse, raspy voice, Wei Yidong strode in, cursing and swearing.

Behind him followed Shen Nian, a bespectacled woman who looked somewhat dazed.

Yan Fushou felt his brow throbbing even more violently than before. He leaned back weakly in his chair and let out a long sigh.

Every time a new dungeon for Lu Xiu is released, it's torture not only for all players, but also for the administrators.

--It is also a trial.

For example, right now.

Yan Fushou looked at the people in the room who had come because of Lu Xiu.

Suddenly I feel a bit tired.

At the same time.

On the other side.

Lu Xiu was curled up on the sofa, her arms wrapped around her long, shapely legs, her chin resting gently on her knees, exuding a lazy and relaxed aura.

She was also browsing the forum.

The forum was filled with wailing, accusations, breakdowns, and all sorts of insane ramblings about questioning the meaning of life.

I couldn't find a single post saying that someone had completed the game.

It seems the players can't find a way out on their own.

Lu Xiu couldn't help but scratch her head. "----So it still doesn't work?"